Ukraine
is bordered by the Russia to the north and east; Belarus to
the north; Poland, the Slovakia and Hungary to the west. It is a varied country with
mountains in the west, plains in the center and the Black Sea views to the
south. The north of the state is dominated by forests. Its other two main
features are wooded steppe with beech and oak forests and the treeless
steppe. The River Dniper divides Ukraine roughly in half, and flows into
the Black Sea.